Lather Talk #017 – Douglas Smythe and Fran Towle, Founders of Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements

Lather Talk #017: On today’s show, we have special guests Douglas
Smythe and Fran Towle, the faces behind Phoenix Artisan
Accoutrements! We’ll discuss how the couple transitioned Phoenix
Shaving from a part-time project to full-time and the challenges
associated with running your own business. We’ll also get some
insight from the couple, who have been in the wet shaving game
since 2012, about how to get more people into traditional wet
shaving. 


Douglas Smythe is known for his larger-than-life personality and
has largely been the face of PAA, whether on YouTube, podcasts,
or marketing materials, however in this interview, we had the
pleasure of getting to know his partner Fran Towle, who has only
done a handful of interviews and has largely worked behind the
scenes. 


One thing to note is that news of the Coronavirus was just
starting to emerge at the time of this interview, so while we do
talk a little bit about the Big Shave S’West event, the meet-up
was postponed shortly just days after the interview. I hope you
enjoy the episode! 


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Website: https://phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com/
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